dào dao

to say; to speak; to talk

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 52nd character
Radical ⾡ (162.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2745

Definitions

道 dào
  1. 1. to say
  2. 2. to speak
  3. 3. to talk
  4. 4. method
  5. 5. reason
  6. 6. path
  7. 7. road
  8. 8. principle
  9. 9. truth
  10. 10. morality
  11. 11. skill
  12. 12. Dao (of Daoism)
  13. 13. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  14. 14. (old) circuit (administrative division)
  15. 15. CL tiáo,

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Words containing 道

Word Meaning
Daoli District of Harbin, Heilongjiang
Daoli District, Harbin, Heilongjiang
Taoist priest; Daoist priest
Taoist priest; Daoist priest
evil grows as good grows; never-ending struggle
Higher virtue, safer; higher power, riskier
High virtue is safe; high power is dangerous
lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
Hur Jun (TV series); art of healing; medical skill
railway line; rail track
former Ministry of Railways of China
former Ministry of Railways of China
doorway; gateway
the way to do sth; knack
to clear the way
clear way with gongs and shouts; show off loudly
clear the way with much noise
(computing) gateway (Tw)
(computing) gateway (Tw)
protective passageway
Aldous Huxley, British writer
runway (at airport)
vagina
female external genitalia (anatomy); vulva